The Bozeman weekly chronicle. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1883-1889, 1887-07-27
THINGS

Hart. in jail for murder, has again
been s,anted II new trial 10y the Supreme
Court of Montana.
Billy Todd of the River Pr SIS has
given up journalism t"makc some money
in the real estate business.
What assurance have we that it will
not be necessary t . call extraordinary
session No. 2to undo the work of No.
|? says the River Press.
Hugh M,Quaid sailed from New York
| for Liverpool on the 18th inst. and is
now on British soil. lie sailed on the
| Brittanic in company with Mr. Edward
A%pplcgarth.
The wool rates 10y rail from st. Paul
{, Ci,irago have been reduced from 20
cts. per cwi. to - cts. And the rate
from Duluth To Chicago by Lake is 81
cts. per cwt. making 10 cents in favor
Of the rail route.
Delegate Tuulr has given up his Eu.
lopean trip and will bca. home in Helena
about August 10th. lie is ut Bay Ridge,
Md, a. the present time and office
seekers who wish to get his ear should
address him at Washington, ID. {.
The Manitoba performed its greatest
feat of railroad building saturday, the
10th. when seven miles and | ,04O feet OF
track were laid III the Milk river valley
in one day.
The Northern Pacific and the Union
Pacific have agreed to return stock from
the Butte and Helena fairs free Of charge,
full rates being charged to transport
them thither. This does not apply il
ownership changes between the ship
ment and return.
Bishop Brondel has just received q dis.
patch which. confirms the death of Arch
Bishop Seghers in Alaska but not as re-
ported yesterday. He was attacked by
the savages while OF a missionary trip
while travelling on the Yukon river
about five hundred miles from its mouth,
and died from the effects of his wounds
ON the 2Sth of last November.
John Hart, the murderer of Pitts, now
c confined in the Boulder Jail and under
s ,ntence to be hanged Friday was grant
ed a respite until August 10Th by Cover
mr. Leslie. The Executive in!erfered at
the suggestion of the judges of the
supreme court, who had lIart's ease un.
der advertisement and did not wish
to be hurried in rendering their decision.
Benton is evidently having a boom
in anticipation of the Manitoba Railroad
building to that point. Ryan 4 Davis
of St. Paul. last week closed a real estate
deal by which they secure 200 unimprov-
ed lots in TT. Benton, the consideration
being something W. twenty thousand
dollars. tits the biggest deal that has
taken place for some years, and natural.
ly has had a booming effect.
The paymaster to succeed Major
Blaine, deceased, at Helena, will he
Major George W, Candee, lately stationed
at St. Louis. Major Baker was ap.oin.
ted, but Tor some reason this order Was
revoked and Major Candre selected
This gentl' man was paymastcr u. S. a
at Helena in the early days, livin.
here until 1871, when he was relieved
by Major II. {. Walker. Major Candle,
is expected To arrive next month.
July 10Th at billion Henry Grabhori
shot his wife through the heal, KILN,
her instantly. lie then fired two shot
into his forehead, neither of whirl,
however, took fatal effect, merely in
denting the SKULL and glancing upwards
The murderer is under arrest. The dc
ceased and her husband came from Kan
sas about four months ago. Jealousy i.
said to be the cause for the deed.
Several Gallatin county men now i,
the Capital held a meeting this mornin,
at the Grand Central Hotel. 1t is under
stood to have related TO the squire
bounty law, which has so benefited
Gallatin county. There will doubles.
be a movement for its repeal at the
extra session of the Legislature mex
month. and it is supposed the GallatiI
county men are combining against III,
repeal of the la~w.-lIerald.
Donald F. Mcmillan of Miles City wa.
drowned Saturday evening while fisllin,
in a slough of the Yellowstone river
The deceased was about 40 years old anc
leaves q wife and three children. Mr.
Mcmillan went to Miles CITY in ~; wa.
county commissioner a. one time, and is
well known all over the country. Donald
or "Dan" as he was better known in
Montana was for some years a resident
of Gallatin County and was well.knowr
in this section.
The Dillon Examiner has gone by til
board, and is now numbered among III
things that were. The Inter Mon, ,ta;
says: 1.-THE last issue of the Esy niro
appeared on Monday, Only thirt y snh
scribers were supplied, Eveayt! ing he
sides the naked type amt Pre- ,scs wa
purchased by the Tribune, bs whom III
the unexpired subscriptions of the FIX
aminer will be paid. Wricht,s hin
generally in town were pail by adver
Using. Wright left last eve ming for Sod,
Springs, Idahe."' The Exc miner vast,
offspring Of the Butte Town Talk an,
Free Press, which. after makinga f,ilur,
at Bntte,. was transferred to Dillon. 7
has been in existence at the latter Mac,
about Il year.
On the 10Th at Billings tho Park hote
was discovered to be in flames and il
hfteen minutes was reduced to a heap o
smouldering ruins. The building was a
very large two-story wooden structure
lined throughout with sheetinr, and IN,
hire had made such progress when discoy.
cred that the fire department, though
promptly upon the scene, was unable te
cope with tho flames. This hotel was
erected in 1882, and like the Droycrs
lately burned, was a relic of the early
history ofthe town. 1t was the property
OF G.. d Forrest and with the furniture